Sending mail programmatically using C# 2.0 with Gmail
The following snippet derived from a forum posting makes use of the all new System.Net.Mail namespace found in the .NET 2.0 Framework.

<script runat="server">
    protected string now = DateTime.Now.ToString();
    public void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        System.Net.Mail.MailMessage mail = new System.Net.Mail.MailMessage();

	System.Net.NetworkCredential cred = new System.Net.NetworkCredential("yourid@gmail.com", "yourpassword");

	mail.To.Add("acme@acme.com");
	mail.Subject = "subject goes here";

	mail.From = new System.Net.Mail.MailAddress(yourid@gmail.com);
	mail.IsBodyHtml = true;
	mail.Body = "This message has been sent programmatically with GMail";

	System.Net.Mail.SmtpClient smtp = new System.Net.Mail.SmtpClient("smtp.gmail.com");
	smtp.UseDefaultCredentials = false;
	smtp.EnableSsl = true;
	smtp.Credentials = cred;
	smtp.Port = 587;
	smtp.Send(mail);
    }
</script>

The System.Net.Mail FAQ contains interesting facts and numerous practical snippets.

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